Association between more complex special care needs and overweight status and adolescents' difficulty with dental caries.

Vinodh BhoopathiChristine WellsGina TripicchioNini Chaichanasakul Tran

Published in: Journal of public health dentistry (2024)

Adolescents with more complex SHCNs, irrespective of overweight status, experienced a higher caries severity than adolescents with no SHCNs or overweight.

Keyphrases

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